Powers/Abilities/Functions: To fatally disrupt any
and all relationships: personal, professional, organic, inorganic, macro
or micro, reducing it down to the most primally sub-atomic networks. The
bomb's mere presence was enough to dissolve the most loving bonds,
prompting brother to slay brother and boon companions to tear themselves
apart. The effect of the Jean Bomb would eventually affect the planet
itself, until nothing remained but stray atomic particles.

History:

(Uncanny X-Men I#245 - BTS) - The Fearless Leader of the Conquest, a cabal
of alien races banded together for the sole purpose of conquering other
worlds, felt he was in need of a new super-weapon. Leaving it up to his
scientists to come up with this desired new piece of technology, the
leader then occupied his time with deciding on which world to invade next.

(Uncanny X-Men I#245) - Just as the Fearless Leader and his staff had
decided that the planet Earth would be the Conquest's next target, his
scientists informed him of the succesfull creation of what they called the
ultimate secret weapon, codenamed: "The Jean Bomb". After he learned what
the bio-weapon could actually do, the Fearless Leader commended his staff
on their efforts and then ordered the invasion of Earth to begin.

Not hindered by any knowledge of the planet they were about to conquer,
the Fearless Leader picked Australia as the focal point of his campaign.
However, the notoriously laid-back Australian population confused the
invaders, thinking their easy going demeanor a shrewd trick. Even deposing
the (lord) mayor of Sydney and destroying the world famous Sydney Opera
House didn't provoke any sort of violent response from the locals.
Realizing the conventional invasion approach had failed when Conquest
troops started getting friendly with the natives, most notably Colossus,
Havok, Longshot and Wolverine who happened to be enjoying a night on the
town, the Fearless Leader returned to his ship and ordered the immediate
deployment of the Jean Bomb.

When the Conquest's Strike Commander realized what the Fearless
Leader was up to, he ordered his men to blast the command vessel carrying
the Jean Bomb. With a little help from Havok (Alex Summers), the ship was
disabled, ending the invasion with a whimper.

The Jean Bomb was intended
as a parody on the divisive effect Jean Grey's controversial death and
subsequent resurrection had on all of Marveldom. At the same time, the
overall storyline of Uncanny X-Men
I#245 was meant as a loving spoof of the early 1989 DC crossover
Invasion! In this three part
storyline, an alliance of alien races banded together to invade the Earth
(and, incidentally, also had a weapon
called "the Gene Bomb"). Where DC's Alliance of aliens targeted
strategic spots like Gotham City and Paradise Island, Chris Claremont's
remarkably similar looking alien legions decided Australia would be the
ideal place to invade, once more proving their total lack of awareness
regarding the Earth's reputation as a planet to reckon with.